On this week's show we chat with artist Ian Cheng, who since 2012 has been building a universe of sentient software, creatures, and elaborate systems of logic in the form of self-playing video games, installations, drawings, and prints. In this extended chat with host Ben Fino-Radin, Ian shares some of his deepest influences, past mentors, childhood, studio practice and rituals for creativity.Links from the conversation with Ian> Ian's website: http://iancheng.com> Life After Bob: https://theshed.org/program/142-ian-cheng-life-after-bob> Pierre Huyghe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Huyghe> Paul Chan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Chan_(artist)Join the conversation:https://twitter.com/ArtObsolescencehttps://www.instagram.com/artobsolescence/Support artistsArt and Obsolescence is a non-profit podcast, sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, and we are committed to equitably supporting artists that come on the show. Help support our work by making a tax deductible gift through NYFA here: https://www.artandobsolescence.com/donate